Malaria in Greece

For the second year in a row there have been cases of Plasmosium vivax malaria reported in Greece.

There is no history of travel to malarious area in the affected patients, so the cases have been acquired locally.

These cases were in agricultural areas, and there are no reports of malaria occurring in resort areas of Greece.

It is however, recommended that travellers do take precautions against getting insect bites – West Nile virus (not as serious as malaria, but nevertheless unpleasant) is also spread by infected mosquitos and cases have been reported recently.

Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

For further advice, contact the Globe Travel Health Centre on 01603 667323

Source: http://www.globetravelhealthcentre.com/travel-advice/malaria-in-greece-2.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=malaria-in-greece-2

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